Lawson Restivo Racing

This is what Dixie Shootout Series looks like. It’s the highs and the lows and the pure exhaustion from leaving your whole heart out there and not sparing an ounce of energy on each lap. The road was hard but we finally went to Dixie and put both cars into the A main. During our B main we had a car catch on fire on track right in front of us. Our shield and car were covered in soot and fire extinguisher debris and I thought our judgement would be crowded with some fear after watching that but when we went back green he took off like a rocket 🚀.We also walked away with top 5’s in both cars in the A main. We couldn’t be more proud of our driver. He made some mistakes and tapped wheels while passing with his buddy Bos Racing during the heat and spent the better part of the day beating hisself up until he was just exhausted and fell asleep in the trailer. We didn’t bring home a 🐊 but that’s ok we brought home what we came for. Confidence, experience racing against some of the best national drivers, and 2 top 5’s that mean everything to us and prove that we have made a monster improvement in the past 6 months. Big thank you to Kerry Dowdell for keeping our cars fast and all the hard work this weekend. Jennifer Dowdell for making sure our car is always numbered! Mawmaw Bonnie Sides and Pawpaw Jimmy Sides for making the trip with us and helping out with baby sister and my dog Guss. Henry Albright Racing and Little E Racing for the track walks going over my lines and the advice they always share as top of the line drivers. Also thank you to all my sponsors who help make this happen!

Flash Products
LMI Builders, Inc.
ChaLew Performance, LLC
Restivo Transport
Eric Coomes with The Knorr Group of ALCOVA Mortgage
Ultimate QM

We will leave this right here for the night 🔥

What a day. Started off a little slow in qualifying and made some adjustments. Car found its speed once the track warmed up and the sun came out. We podiumed in 2 races and took home a win in the Jr 160 division. Ran some of our fastest laps. Got to support our best preschool buddy Eli Ralph Eury on his first red rookie race which was the highlight of the weekend. Loved watching Lawson shine with confidence this weekend and offer encouragement to all the new drivers. The friends we make in this sport are everything and the support we felt for his win yesterday made it worth the wait. Big thank you to Mr. Kerry Dowdell for making the car super fast and taking this journey with us for all the heartbreaks and the highs. Thank you to everyone that lended a hand during our pit stops and everyone that checked on him during our medical red. On our last race of the day with 22 laps left Lawson dislocated his thumb. I asked him what he wanted to do and as he dried his tears and he said he was going back out. Track medic agreed and told him to come see him afterwards. He drove 22 laps with it that way and came very close to winning. After the race his papa popped it back into place for him, second momma Leah Zodarecky Kren gave him some Advil and ice while mom finished working the tower. Today it is sore but looks great! That’s the love you find at a race track!

ChaLew Performance, LLC
Flash Products
LMI Builders, Inc.
Restivo Transport
Cook Racing Technologies
Corcoran HM Properties
3 R Enterprises
Ultimate QM
The Knorr Group of ALCOVA Mortgage